Following are several updates since going to press in late August.

Baraka
288 Connecticut St.
San Francisco (Mission District)
Under new ownership, Aug. 2007

Cortez
550 Geary St.
San Francisco (Financial District)
Co-executive chef Louis Maldonado has left after four years
Seth Bowden will now be the sole executive chef

Fifth Floor
12 4^th St., San Francisco (SoMa)
Recently announced that Chef Laurent Manrique of Aqua will be acting as consulting chef

N.V.
1106 1^st St., Napa
Closed late August
The former chef/owner Peter Halikas will be taking over as executive chef at Brix in Yountville

Olivia
1453 Dwight Way
Berkeley
Closed as of September

Tablespoon
2209 Polk St.
San Francisco (Nob Hill)
Recently closed and location is now Bar Johnny